Rape Politics, Policies and Practice: Exploring the Tensions and Unanticipated Consequences of Well-Intended Victim-Focused Measures

Rape Politics, Policies and Practice: Exploring the Tensions and Unanticipated Consequences of Well-Intended Victim-Focused Measures Abstract The inability of the criminal justice system to respond effectively to rape has led…
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The place of punishment: Variation in the provision of inmate services staff across the punitive turn

The place of punishment: Variation in the provision of inmate services staff across the punitive turn Publication date: September–October 2012Source:Journal of Criminal Justice, Volume 40, Issue 5 Author(s): Michelle S.…
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“Soft” policing at hot spots—do police community support officers work? A randomized controlled trial

“Soft” policing at hot spots—do police community support officers work? A randomized controlled trial Abstract Objectives To determine whether crime-reduction effects of increased police patrols in hot spots are dependent…
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Report: increases in police use of force in the presence of body-worn cameras are driven by officer discretion: a protocol-based subgroup analysis of ten randomized experiments

Report: increases in police use of force in the presence of body-worn cameras are driven by officer discretion: a protocol-based subgroup analysis of ten randomized experiments Abstract Objectives Our multisite…
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Readiness to change drug use and help-seeking intentions of police detainees: findings from the DUMA program

Readiness to change drug use and help-seeking intentions of police detainees: findings from the DUMA program The nexus between drug use and crime is well established. Offenders are considerably more…
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Good Practices in the Assessment of Victimization: The Spanish Adaptation of the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire.

Good Practices in the Assessment of Victimization: The Spanish Adaptation of the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire. Objective: To provide the first validity evidence for the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire (JVQ) under the…
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